Psora icterica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lecanorales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Lecanoromycetes Subclassis: Lecanoromycetidae Ordo: Lecanorales

Familia: Psoraceae
Genus: Psora
Species: Psora icterica

Name

Psora icterica (Mont.) Müll. Arg., 1888

North American distribution: U.S.A., Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; MEXICO, Jalisco

Basionym

• Biatora icterica Mont., Annal. Sci. Nat. Bot., Ser. 2, 1: 373 (1834) Type: Chile

Synonyms

• Biatora icterica Mont., Annls Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2 1: 373 (1834)
• Lecidea icterica (Mont.) Taylor, London J. Bot. 6: 150 (1847)
• Schaereria icterica (Mont.) Gyeln., 1937

References

Primary references

• Müll. Arg., Flora 71: 45 (1888)

• Müller, J. (1888) Lichenologische Beiträge 27. - Flora (Regensburg)\Flora 71: 17–25, 44-48.   **[Mattick Rec.# 28764] - (Recent Literature on Lichens - Mattick No.)** (Web site)

Selected reference

• Brodo, I.M.; Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Psora (p. 597-604) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages.   **[RLL List # 184 / Rec.# 22402] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Psora icterica and distribution map for North America: p. 601; color photo: p. 601, plate 727)

• St. Clair, L.L. (1999) Psora Hoffm. (pp. 164-171) In - A color guidebook to common Rocky Mountain lichens. M.L. Bean Life Science Museum of Brigham Young University Publisher, 242 pp.   **[RLL List # 180 / Rec.# 21417] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Description of Psora icterica and color photo: p. 169)

• Timdal, E. (1986) A revision of Psora (Lecideaceae) in North America. - The Bryologist 89: 253–275.   **[RLL List # 131 / Rec.# 18653] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (JSTOR) (PDF file - 47 MB) (Discussion of [No. 7] Psora icterica: pp. 264-265; black-and-white photo: p. 264, Fig. 17; distribution map for North America: p. 263, Fig. 13)

• Timdal, E. (2002) Psora (pp. 418-430) In: Nash III, T.H.; Ryan, B.D.; Gries, C. and Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 1. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 532 pages.   **[RLL List # 187 / Rec.# 23117] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (PDF file - 27 MB) (Discussion of Psora icterica and distribution map for the Sonoran region: p. 425)

Links

• Psora icterica in United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, PLANTS Database.

• Checklist of the Lichens of Australia and its Island Territories

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#16) 18 June 2010.

• Psora icterica in Index Fungorum.

• Psora icterica in MycoBank.

Links to photos

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos - Psora icterica

• The Lichen Herbarium, Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway (Photo Gallery) - Psora icterica

Vernacular names

English: Yellow scale lichen,   Fishscale lichen